Tina

...time I worked with the professor of Linguistics at the University. When I returned to America I received my BA in Linguistics with a minor in Japanese. While working as a Elementary school program director, I completed my Masters in Education, Language Arts Curriculum and Development. I have been teaching ESL in Seattle for five years and have helped many native and non-native English speakers with written communication for both professional and educational purposes. I...

Jennifer

...received training in GLAD strategies, differentiated instruction, "Love and Logic" classroom management, formative classroom assessment, and inquiry-based science instruction. I completed my student teaching assignment in a 6th grade life science classroom where I based my lessons around the Washington state standards and the FOSS science kit program. I believe that it is an educator's most important task to help children gain a love for learning. If learning is fun, hands-on, and informative, it will...

Brittany

...textbooks are fantastic learning tools, but in my experience, supplementing them with games, songs, television shows, or anything else of interest to the student makes memorization and understanding much easier. Outside of teaching and tutoring, I enjoy reading books, writing, playing video games, and experiencing everything Seattle has to offer. I did dance and martial arts in Japan, and I'd love to get back into it soon. My hope is that we can work together...

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Sara

...on a weekly basis to help them master the skills needed to achieve high scores on the Verbal and Analytical Writing sections of the SAT. In addition I completed a year-long student teaching practicum in conjunction with my Education studies, in which I taught three classes of 12th grade English for the duration of the school year under a senior teacher???s supervision. I believe in helping students learn by making their lessons relevant and meaningful...

Devin

...to learning a foreign language. As a student myself, I'm very in tune with the struggles of native English speakers in learning Japanese, and I think it is imperative to open oneself up to learning something new that may be outside of their comfort zone. Through the process of your Japanese learning, we can seek to accomplish skilled comprehension to prepare you for basic reading and conversation for a trip to Japan, or to advance...

Thomas

For four years I taught English in Japan to grades K-9, and what I learned was most important in teaching is to simply have a relationship with the children and be patient. Not everyone learns in the same way or at the same rate, and it's sometimes just an issue of finding a method that clicks. ... My teaching philosophy is to lead the student through the problem, and, as much as possible, to let the student discover the answer on their own.

Lilith

...skills to jump over the pitfalls or pull yourself up when you find the bottom of one. For ESL learners, I empathize. I was born in Germany, and I had to learn a great deal of English when I came to the States. In some ways, I was fortunate in that I had an early start, but this really means I have had a long time to practice. When you have had such a long...

Nikki

...and watched The Magic School Bus and the Bill Nye show. I majored in Neuroscience and Behavior in college, so I learned a lot about Biology and Psychology, and I plan on getting a Master's in Bioengineering. I spent two years serving with the Peace Corps in Peru, where I learned to speak Spanish, build stoves out of adobe, and a lot about life in rural communities. In my spare time I enjoy playing harp...

Allison

Hello! My name is Allison and I have been tutoring K-8 for two years and undergraduate college students for 1 year. I am adaptable based on the student's needs and learning styles since everyone learns differently. I am typically a visual and experiential learner and can share my approaches with the students as well. I hope to join the Varsity Tutor team to help students succeed and enjoy learning!

Haeun

...biology teacher approached me and asked me to sit down with that friend after school and tutor her in preparation for her up coming biology exam. Even though I was lacking myself, I remember reviewing all my notes ahead of time and really tried to remember everything I learned from AP biology class. Despite my extensive preparation, unexpected questions still came up in our sessions and we both had to struggle together to learn the...